hear

聞こえる、聞く

耳で音を感じ取る。

やさしい英語で： To notice a sound with your ears.

• Can you hear the music?
• I heard a dog barking outside.
• We could hardly hear her quiet voice.

使い方： hear someone/something do something (I heard the door close.); hear someone/something doing something (She heard someone knocking upstairs.)

類義語： perceive

よく使う表現： hear a sound, hear someone sing, hear a voice, can hear something

連絡をもらう、便りをもらう

誰かからメッセージや手紙、電話などで連絡をもらう。

やさしい英語で： To receive a message, letter, or call from someone.

• Did you hear from Tom?
• We have not heard from her since Monday.
• I finally heard back from the company yesterday.

使い方： hear from someone (Have you heard from your sister lately?); hear back from someone (I hope to hear back from the school soon.)

類義語： get word from, receive a message from

よく使う表現： hear from someone, hope to hear, never hear back

聞き入れる

頼みを好意的に受け止め、力を貸すことに応じる。

やさしい英語で： To listen kindly to a request and agree to help.

• Please hear our plea for mercy.
• The king heard her request and freed her son.
• They prayed that God would hear their prayers.

類義語： heed, grant

反対語： reject

よく使う表現： hear a prayer, hear a plea, hear our request